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Professor Kunal Parker Publishes Book Chapter
Professor Kunal Parker has recently published a new book chapter titled "Historicizing Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England: Difference and Sameness in Historical Time." It will appear in Law Books in Action: Essays on the Anglo-American Legal Treatise. Professor Parker has written extensively in the areas of colonial Indian legal history, the history and theory of U.S. immigration and nationality law, the history of American legal thought and the philosophy of history. He has served on the editorial boards of various scholarly journals. His teaching areas and interests include American Legal History, Estates and Trusts, Immigration and Nationality Law, and Property.
Practitioner-in-Residence and Supervising Attorney of Miami Law's Human Rights Clinic, Christina Zampas, co-authored an article "Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Women in Europe" that was recently published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. Zampas advocates for women's rights in Eastern Europe. The full text can be read here. Zampas' scholarship and advocacy focus on international human rights law, particularly women's rights. Her main regional focus is Central and Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, and her principal areas of interest include reproductive rights, the intersection of race and gender discrimination and access to justice. Zampas has litigated numerous cases before the European Court of Human Rights, the collective complaint mechanism of the European Social Charter and at the United Nations. She has engaged in other forms of legal advocacy at the national level and with regional and international human rights bodies. She has lectured widely and made presentations before policy and academic institutions across the globe.
Jennifer Zawid, Director of Miami Law's Externship Program and Lecturer in Law, in collaboration with Liz Ryan Cole, Professor and Director of the Semester in Practice Program at Vermont Law School, hosted a workshop for supervising attorneys who have participated in Miami Law's various externship programs. The half-day workshop focused on "Effective Supervision and Feedback in Mentoring Relationships Involving Law Students and New Attorneys." A diverse group of some of Miami's most prominent attorneys were in attendance.
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IN THE NEWS
Professor Scott Sundby discussed the Trayvon Martin case with PBS NewsHour and with National Public Radio’s Morning Edition.
Professor David Abraham Cited Mexican Economy Uptick and Falling Birthrate for Migrant Declines, Palm Beach Post reported.
Immigration Clinic Director and Assistant Professor Rebecca Sharpless discussed how Arizona faces an uphill climb in upcoming Supreme Court case on Arizona’s immigration laws. Read Palm Beach Post article.
Professor Bernard Oxman Helped Settle Claims to Bay of Bengal. Read Miami Law article.
Professor Anthony Alfieri, Professor Mary Ann Franks, Professor Donald Jones, and Professor Tamara Rice Lave commented on the Trayvon Martin case in various national media.
WeRobot – a conference that explored the legal issues that could arise as robots become more common - was spearheaded by Professor Michael Froomkin and featured in The Miami Herald.
Professor Charlton Copeland was quoted in PolitiFact regarding U.S. Rep. Allen West's claims that the EPA wants to hire 230,000 workers at a cost of $21 billion. Read more.
Professor Rebecca Sharpless was quoted in The Miami Herald discussing Haitian deportations and the deplorable conditions in Haitian jails. Read more.
Professor Stephen Urice was recently quoted in the Financial Times regarding donations of art. Read more.
Director of the IGLP Jessica Carvalho Morris talks with Terra Noticias about the application of the death penalty in the case of Casey Anthony. See interview at minute 2:19 here.
Professor Mary Anne Franks spoke with both ABC News and NPR regarding the Casey Anthony Trial.
Professor Tamara Lave spoke to ABC News about the judge in the Casey Anthony murder trial who is trying to maintain order. Read More.
